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How the Mind Works
Steven Pinker
How the Mind Works
Steven Pinker
Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.
688 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) | 
| Released | April 2, 2015 | 
| ISBN13 | 9780141980782 | 
| Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd | 
| Pages | 688 | 
| Dimensions | 198 × 131 × 32 mm · 468 g | 
| Language | English | 
                    
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